Wonderscape
Katherine Johnson's Legacy: A Pioneer in Space and STEM
This video celebrates the legacy of Katherine Johnson, highlighting her numerous contributions to NASA and her trailblazing role for women and African-Americans in STEM. Katherine's awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom,...
Curated Video
A Filmmaker Tells the Story of African-American Astronauts
Laurens Grant is a pioneering documentary filmmaker who’s come a long way from her modest Midwestern upbringing to helming a major passion project: a documentary about African-American astronauts. From the Show: Black in Space...
Curated Video
The Negro League Baseball: Shattering Segregation
Like much of American in the early 19th century, sports were segregated. But with the newly established Negro Baseball League, African American baseball players overcame racial segregation to claim the national pastime as their own.
Curated Video
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe was one of the most influential artists of the 20th Century born on the 20th March 1915 in Arkansas, U.S. She was a talented singer, songwriter, and recording artist who attained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s...
Englishing
LIKE as ADJECTIVE, VERB, ADVERB, NOUN, CONJUNCTION, PREPOSITION, EXPRESSIONS and IDIOMS
like can be easily confused among students. In this lesson, Marc highlights every usage of the word like, as an adjective, adverb, verb, conjunction, preposition, an even in idiomatic expressions. Marc provides an easy example for every...
Curated Video
Lorraine Hansberry
The first African-American woman to have a play staged on Broadway, Lorraine Hansberry was a writer who broke down racial and gender barriers.
Weird History
Hygiene During The French Revolution
Today, we think of 1700s-era France as a period of unwashed and unparalleled squalor. While this is partially a misconception, it does contain some truth. During the 18th century, people's attitudes towards personal hygiene were laxer...
Biography
Ida B Wells - Pioneering Journalist | Biography
Ida Bell Wells (July 16, 1862 to March 25, 1931), better known as Ida B. Wells, was an African-American journalist, abolitionist and feminist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. She went on to found and...
Biography
Ida B Wells - Civil Rights Pioneer | Biography
Ida Bell Wells (July 16, 1862 to March 25, 1931), better known as Ida B. Wells, was an African-American journalist, abolitionist and feminist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. She went on to found and...
Biography
A. Philip Randolph - Civil Rights Pioneer | Biography
Labor leader and social activist A. Philip Randolph was born on April 15, 1889 in Crescent City, Florida. During World War I, Randolph tried to unionize African-American shipyard workers and elevator operators, and co-launched a magazine...
Biography
W.E.B. Du Bois - Civil Rights Pioneer | Biography
Watch a video about African-American civil rights pioneer W.E.B. DuBois. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into Biography on our site: http://www.biography.com Follow Biography for more...
Bedtime History
The Mae Jemison Story | Bedtime History
Join us on an inspirational odyssey through the life and achievements of Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to travel in space! In this captivating video, we celebrate her groundbreaking contributions to science, medicine,...
Bedtime History
Major Taylor for Kids | Bedtime History
Dive into the remarkable story of Major Taylor, one of the first African American world champions in sports and a pioneering figure in cycling. Born in 1878 in Indianapolis, Indiana, Taylor rose to fame in the late 19th and early 20th...
World Science Festival
Pioneer In Science: Lisa P. Jackson of the EPA
New Orleans native Lisa P. Jackson is administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). She is the first African-American to serve the post. She started her career working for the EPA’s Superfund program, a system for cleaning...
The Atlantic
O.J.: The Pioneer Before the Prisoner
Before O.J. Simpson’s polarizing murder trial in 1994, he was America’s most beloved and famous collegiate athlete. With his Chevrolet commercials in 1969, he became the first black athlete corporate pitchman, paving the way for stars...
Curated Video
The Birth of Photojournalism
At the height of the American Civil War, New York photographer Mathew Brady pioneered the art of Photojournalism - and brought the harsh realities of war home for the very first time.
Curated Video
What is Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
MLK Day takes place every year on the third Monday of January. It's a time to celebrate the life and work of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., who brought Americans together in the name of racial equality.
Curated Video
What is Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
MLK Day takes place every year on the third Monday of January. It's a time to celebrate the life and work of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., who brought Americans together in the name of racial equality.
Curated Video
Claudette Colvin: The Original Rosa Parks
You know the story of David and Goliath, right? Well, America has its own version. Only our hero is 15-year-old African-American, school girl Claudette Colvin and in 1955, she took on the State of Alabama for real. The original Rosa Parks!
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ama Mazama - "The Black's Lament" by Léon-Gontran Damas
Ama Mazama (aka Marie-Josée Cérol) is Associate Professor and Director of the Graduate Programs of the Department of Africa American Studies at Temple University. She received her PhD with highest distinction from La Sorbonne Nouvelle,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ama Mazama - "Sale" by Léon-Gontran Damas
Ama Mazama (aka Marie-Josée Cérol) is Associate Professor and Director of the Graduate Programs of the Department of Africa American Studies at Temple University. She received her PhD with highest distinction from La Sorbonne Nouvelle,...
Wonderscape
The Origins and Legacy of HBCUs in the United States
This video explores the history of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), from their beginnings in the 19th century to their role in providing education for Black students. Learn about the founding of Cheyney University,...
Curated Video
Thurgood Marshall: From School Suspension to Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall, the most successful civil rights lawyer of all time and America’s first Supreme court Justice, was instrumental in the fight for equality in the United States.
Curated Video
Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskagee Airmen, otherwise known as the Red Tails, were the first all-Black air squadron in US history. Their immense bravery and skill during the Second World War is still the stuff of legend.